For the last day of our trip we decided to see the east of Switzerland, the old monastery town of St. Gallen and the principality of Liechtenstein. St. Gallen is only about an hour by train from Zurich. We got there mid-morning, but the weather had changed and was very cold. We walked toward the…
Month: June 2018
Lake Thun, Lucerne, Switzerland
We really got to see the best of Swiss scenery today as we headed out first to Thun. After arriving at the train station, we walked across the road and got tickets for the bus that runs along the north shore of Lake Thun. What a gorgeous road and unbelievable scenery. First stop, Oberhofen and…
Zurich, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Today we moved to our final destination, Zurich. After taking the short one-hour trip from Bern, and checking in to the hotel, we got back on the train and headed north – half an hour away at Schaffhausen, and Europe’s largest waterfall. We got off the train at Schloss Laufen, then walked down the hill…
Alsace, Colmar, Eguisheim, Riquewihr, Strasbourg, France
We were looking forward to today after doing a similar trip last year – a day trip to the Alsace wine region. We caught an early train for the one hour trip from Bern to Basel, then walked around the corner to catch the Alsace Wine Train to Colmar. Colmar is gorgeous. The station area…
Zermatt, Switzerland
We took the one hour train trip south to Visp, then caught the connecting one hour trip up the Alps to Zermatt for a day at altitude. Zermatt is at 1600m. By lunch time we were at 3883m. We exited the train station, and walked toward the gondola lift at the end of town. Zermatt…
Bern, Switzerland
We set off early for Milan so that we could catch the connecting train to Bern. All up we were on trains for about four hours, the last of our long train trips. We arrived in Bern in the early afternoon, checked into the Savoy hotel, then set off to explore the city. We had…
Milan, Bologna, Italy
Today we wanted to discover Milan and Bologna. We wanted to be in Bologna by early afternoon, so we caught an express train to Milan, then got on the metro to the Duomo. The square and cathedral never cease to amaze. It is an incredible site. After taking some photos, we headed across the square…
Venice, Italy
Today was a long day, as we set off early for the short, one hour train trip to Venice. We arrived at about 9am and immediately set off to walk towards St. Mark’s Square. The walk took about an hour and immersed us in the beauty of Venice. The Rialto Bridge was a popular…
Verona, Italy
Today we caught the mid-morning train to Verona, arriving around 2pm then walked the 800-odd metres to our hotel near the station. After checking in to our rooms, we headed out to explore Verona. First stop, the 20 minute walk to lunch at Piazza Bra. We chose Bistrot Mamma Mia, and enjoyed a wonderful Italian…
Salzburg, Innsbruck, Austria
Today we had a long, four hour journey to Innsbruck, so we decided to break it up and stop for a few hours in Salzburg. We left our luggage at the station lockers, and started walking to Mirabell Palace. Salzburg is always beautiful, but today was a Saturday so it was really busy with people…